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MEDFORT) IfATL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 1931
MOCKING HOUSE
ti i .tUI'tilH: two men are found,
dead, in Pierre Dufresne' evlendid
house. Allhouah the evidence voinle
to the fact that then ehot each
other. Bemcant llarver doee not
bel(0t' it. Then, trom the revorter.
Howard Doyle, llarver learn that
tire. Dufresne teat not inhere the
was supposed to be at the time ot
the murder, and that eomeone hae
watched the Dutreene houee from
across the fence, lie refuses to use
his new evidence at once, however.
Chapter 19
THE ENVELOPES 1
" JUST the same, Sorgcant, It
would bo a mighty handy weap
on to swing over their heada," Laf.
forty said. "Ten to one It was some
body connected with this house who
stood out there watching last Ingbt."
"Yob, I'll grant all that, but we'd
still be aiming In the dark. We are
not sure whether the marks on the
other side ot the wall were left by
man or woman. They're been cov
ered up too well by the later snow.
On the other band, their condition
proves that they were made about
the time Offlcer Hamlll came along,
for their condition is approximately
the same. It may even be tbat his
arrival caused this watcher to Bee."
"The answer might be found In a
certain room upstairs. You remem
ber what Doyle told you"
"You think It was Mrs. Dufresne
.BY WALTER C. BROWN.
for ldentlllc,,.i. ...... Harper's
comment as he passed the list to
Lafforty.
Another envelope yielded the
prints made trom the fingermarks
found on various objects In the
room pieces ot furniture, the liquor
glass, the decanter, the cigarette
package and the gun. Each photo
graph bore Jackson's Identification
of t'10 mark as being that ot the dead
man.
The fingerprints ot Offlcer Hamlll
were similarly certified as being
correct They appeared only on the
gun which bad been found lying un
der his hand. "All In order so far,"
Harper wae forced to admit.
Next came two small cardboard
boxes. The detective opened one,
and trom the midst ot Its packing of
cotton wool extracted a scarred,
twisted lump of metal. There was a
tag fastened to It marked with se
rial numbers.
"TS THAT one of the bullets?"
1 Lafforty asked.
"Yes, this Is the one that rubbed
ou; our mystery man," Harper re
plied, examining the riding grooves
In the twisted bullet. There was a
second metal pellet In the box, not
quite as mis-shapen, but likewise
tagged and bearing a splash ot red
paint on the bottom. This was the
The deteotlve banged his fist on the table.
who was hidden behind the wall!"
"How did you guess It?" Lafforty
remarked sarcastically. "The
weather last night wasn't exactly
suitable tor a pleasure stroll."
; Harper nodded gravely, "Yes, It
looks bad, but she has us blocked
very nicely there. We can't do much
until Dr. Ulrica lifts his embargo
and then all the lady has to do Is
ay that she was outside watching
the Ore. Evidence that some one
was outside the house Is not quite
the same thing as proving there was
ome one Inside while the crime
was being committed, not wltb an
unmarked expanse ot snow between
the two locations.
"Of course, we'll have to check up
very one's whereabouts for last
evening. The real key to the whole
question lies In the Identity of the
nan Hamlll killed. I'm convinced
he's not the absolute unknown they
all claim he Is. Donaghy threw out
a hint of that, but Donagby's going
to be hard to handle."
Harper folded tlio sketch and put
It away tn his wallet. "Remember,"
he cautioned, "not a word about this.
Now, let's give science a chance."
THEY sat down at the table side
by side, and Harper spread out
the first bundle ot papers. There
were six photographs tn the lot, one
ot the fingerprints of the unidenti
fied dead man's right band, on ot
his left, and separate enlargements
of the thumb and forefinger ot each
hand,
"Jackson cannot Identity the fin
gerprints. They are not tn our files.
He Is sending duplicate prints to
other large cities and to (he United
States Bureau ot Investigation."
Lafforty nodded approvingly.
"That's a good Idoa."
The next package revoaled a se
ries of photographs showing the
scene ot the crime trom various an
gles and pictures of the dead mun
In the armchair, both with and with
out his facial disguise.
Attached to these was Jackson's
second report, giving the physical
dimensions and characteristics of
the victim of Hamill's guu. after the
adapted and Improved methods aris
ing from the original system of Uer
tlllon. Harper rnn his eye down
the divisions. "Not much help there
tost bullet fired by Carlln trom the
dead policeman's gun and used In
comparison wltb the lethal b'-iiiei
to establish the homicide woapon..
Harpor had watched this scientific
cbeok-up being made on tormer oc
casions and knew that the well-defined
rifling grooves, so plainly visi
ble to the eye, served only to estab
lish the make of the weapon, the
Identification of the speclfia gun be
ing accomplished through a micro
scopic study ot the web ot One lines
extending between these grooves.
The second box contained three
bullets, the two extracted trom Ham
Ill's body and the paint-marked test
bullet trom tbe second homicidal
weapon. With these was a paper
bearing Carlln's formal report ot his
examination of the' bullets. There
was not the slightest doubt but that
the bullets had Issued from the guns
as specified In bis findings.
Harper ranged the harmless-looking
lumps of metal before him on the
table and regarded them thought
fully. "It's bard to see how our
theories of premeditated action are
going to hold up against this sort ot
evidence," he mused.
Still watching the fateful bullets,
he ripped open the last two envel
opes with his finger. One was a bulky
manlla affair containing the assort
ment ot crank letters which Mr.
Dufresne had turned over to the po
lice at tbe time he had first taken up
the matter with them. Harper put
them aside for more detailed study
later.
The other envelope contained the
autopsy report. They had found no
additional mark of vlolonce on the
unknown man's body. A moderate
amount ot alcohol was found to be
present, but not sufficient to cause
Intoxication. An analysis revealed
that a cookod meal bad boon eaten
about three hours before dealh.
Harper put down the Coroner'a re
port lth a sigh. "Well, according to
all the scientific tests and standards
these two nion, apparently total
strangors. suddenly came face to
fnco In this room and killed each
other Just like that." The detective
banged bis fist on the table with sud
den vehemence. "I don't bolleve III"
f Copyright. 1BJ. ly trailer O, Brownl
Tomorrow, tht mystery ot the
benalna door Intrudee itself.
ING STAT
IN POST OFFICE
A recruiting station for the United
States navy, a permanent sub-station
to the Portland district, has been
opened at the post office here by A.
P. Walker, chief machinist's mate,
U. S. N.
Chief Walker has been In the ser
vice for the past 18 years, and saw
duty In the World war, at Nicaragua,
China, the Philippines, South Amer
ica and the West Indies. For the
past two years, he has been In charge
of recruiting offices in Indianapolis
and Terre Haute, Ind., and In Ti-
dbma. Wash.
Requirements for enlisting In the
navy, as pointed out by Chief Walker
are as follows; Applicants must be
over 17 years of age, and under 35,
with a good character, In good physi
cal condition, and a mentality above
the average. Applicants must be un
married, without dependents, and
must pass a rigid physical examina
tion, also qualify In the general
classification text. The young man
will be required to present, authentic
evidence of his ago, and must not
have a police or Juvenile record. If
under 21 years of age, he must have
the written consent of his parents or
guardian, " -
Applicants are also asked to fur
nifth three references, and school
records.
Enlistments are for four years.
Those who are enrolled are sent to
San Diego, Calif., for four months
preliminary training.
The recruiting office will be open
from 9 a, m. to 3 p. m-, each day. The
local district recruits in the territory
between Roseburg and the California
line.
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THREE INJURED IN CRASH
OF OIL TRUCK AND AUTO
PORTLAND, May 33. ;p)Hnr
A. Bruard, 46, was fatally Injured,
and two other persons were hurt to
day when Bruard's automobile and
a huge truck and gasoline tank trailer
collided, it was Portland's 37tb traf
fic accident fatality since December
1. Mrs. Bruard and Andy Lash sul
fered minor injuries.
$547,809 RECEIVED FOR
OREGON FEDERAL RELIEF
SALEM. May 23. ( AP) The gov
ernor's office received a check today
for (547,808 from the federal govern
ment to be used for general unem
ployment relief during the month of
May, Including rural rehabilitation
and transient relief.
Pbone (43. We'll bam away your
refuse. City Sanitary Service.
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BELGRADE, YurohIavIa, May 23.
(AP) Yugoslav atudenu. In control
ot tvo university buildings, atood off
ft police attempt to aupprcu their
rioting today with the warning that
they would throw five profCMor they
hold aa hoatara from the high win
rtowa if the police enter,
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